Shahed University

Shahed University (Persian: دانشگاه شاهد) is a public university in Tehran, Iran. The campus is located in the southern part of Tehran along the Persian Gulf Freeway. Founded in 1990, the university started its activities by accepting 165 students in seven branches in 1991. It now has 10000 students in 100 programs, 8 faculty, and 7 research institutions. The campus hosts headquarters offices, women's dormitories, a central library and faculties of humanities, engineering, sciences and agriculture. Its medical colleges and training hospitals, the Art college, the Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, the Dental college and research centers are in the Central Tehran. Shahed University offers three dormitories and is equipped with a pool, a football field, and a volleyball and basketball hall. Each faculty offers its own library, plus a central library near the Humanities and Management College. Students can enjoy their free time at the cafeteria near the Engineering college, separated for males and females. A Mahdie (Prayer Center) is available to both genders and is open at all times. Mostafa Khomeini Hospital (in the city center) is under Shahed university supervision (Faculty of Medicine). Shahed University world rank is 741 in 2020 by SCImago Institutions Rankings and was 2160 in 2016 by Webometrics. College of Agriculture College of Engineering College of Fundamental Sciences College of Human Sciences College of Medicine College of Dentistry College of Art College of Nursing and Midwifery The Faculty of Humanities was established in 1990 and currently has 85 full-time faculty members and 21 staff in 15 departments (12 specialized departments and 3 general departments) in 12 undergraduate and 12 graduate courses. And trains students in three specialized doctoral programs. The development of college disciplines in graduate school is one of the ongoing programs.